Taxi life with a wanked out converted french panel van

[Wingnut]

Yisser all have too much time on yisser hands!

Never had so much time to do nothing, it's starting to get boring at this point.

[Shallowhal]

I s'pose if you have loads of nuttin to get through...it's the perfect time to do it!!

[Panel]

PCV valve is another job i haven't done on my heap....it's a little bit more involved than the Gen 2(access was easy on top of engine) Gen 3 access in from underneath the engine and awkard to access,might do it at next service along with transmission fluid change.

If you remove the intake manifold the PCV valve is easily accessible, I called Toyota when I had the manifold off for another job and was going to replace the PCV while I was there but Toyota didn't stock them, parts guy never heard of anybody replacing it. If I was going to keep the prius long term I'd also install an oil catch can to prevent the manifold from gumming up with blow back from the crank case.

Ya moving the Prius on?

[Shallowhal]

I'm not...at present.

[Wingnut]

PCV valve is another job i haven't done on my heap....it's a little bit more involved than the Gen 2(access was easy on top of engine) Gen 3 access in from underneath the engine and awkard to access,might do it at next service along with transmission fluid change.

If you remove the intake manifold the PCV valve is easily accessible, I called Toyota when I had the manifold off for another job and was going to replace the PCV while I was there but Toyota didn't stock them, parts guy never heard of anybody replacing it. If I was going to keep the prius long term I'd also install an oil catch can to prevent the manifold from gumming up with blow back from the crank case.

Ya moving the Prius on?

I might go for the EV grant and send it to the scrap heap, if not the wife might take it on. I've a year to think about it, hard to know what to do.

[Rat Catcher]

It's mad that you get 20k if you scrap and only 10k if you give it to the wife - if my understanding is correct. Surely the environmentally friendlier option is to give it to the wife thereby preventing her from causing the wasteful production of a whole new motor car. Minister Ryan might not be as great as I suggested. In fact, he might be a cunt so he might... Either way, he's no Dr. Leo. Dr. Leo was great so he was...

[Shallowhal]

The plan was to give my wife the 2011 Prius and get rid of her 07 Focus(which i bought new for her all those years ago)it might still be the plan as myself and Wingnut are in the same boat...so to speak...getting an extra year out of our heaps,i might consider the EV option next year,
20k for an 11yr old Prius(if it's still available next year)is ok to be fair...although given my range anxiety with current eligible EV's and me living in the sunny Northeast,a PHEV(15k grant) might be an alternative,although i think they're probably around the same price as an EV(Leaf)

[Rat Catcher]

So, that's two men that would pass the cars on to their wives, saving the environmental cost of production of two new vehicles. Doesn't make sense. Maybe Mr. Boyd Barrett should take a look...

[watty]

There's an environmental argument to be made that it's better to run current cars into the ground rather than buy new hybrids/EV cars.  Of course, that's not so good for the economy and it doesn't get Ministers' photos in the newspapers...

[Wingnut]

The plan was to give my wife the 2011 Prius and get rid of her 07 Focus(which i bought new for her all those years ago)it might still be the plan as myself and Wingnut are in the same boat...so to speak...getting an extra year out of our heaps,i might consider the EV option next year,
20k for an 11yr old Prius(if it's still available next year)is ok to be fair...although given my range anxiety with current eligible EV's and me living in the sunny Northeast,a PHEV(15k grant) might be an alternative,although i think they're probably around the same price as an EV(Leaf)

Is there an option for a PHEV grant? That would suit me better too.

[Shallowhal]

The plan was to give my wife the 2011 Prius and get rid of her 07 Focus(which i bought new for her all those years ago)it might still be the plan as myself and Wingnut are in the same boat...so to speak...getting an extra year out of our heaps,i might consider the EV option next year,
20k for an 11yr old Prius(if it's still available next year)is ok to be fair...although given my range anxiety with current eligible EV's and me living in the sunny Northeast,a PHEV(15k grant) might be an alternative,although i think they're probably around the same price as an EV(Leaf)

Is there an option for a PHEV grant? That would suit me better too.

There is Wingnut,starts at 15k on a sliding scale up to a 4yr old car.

[silverbullet]

The plan was to give my wife the 2011 Prius and get rid of her 07 Focus(which i bought new for her all those years ago)it might still be the plan as myself and Wingnut are in the same boat...so to speak...getting an extra year out of our heaps,i might consider the EV option next year,
20k for an 11yr old Prius(if it's still available next year)is ok to be fair...although given my range anxiety with current eligible EV's and me living in the sunny Northeast,a PHEV(15k grant) might be an alternative,although i think they're probably around the same price as an EV(Leaf)

Is there an option for a PHEV grant? That would suit me better too.

There is Wingnut,starts at 15k on a sliding scale up to a 4yr old car.

If Mrs. Shallow ever reads this you're dead!

The plan was to give my wife the 2011 Prius and get rid of her

[Shallowhal]

The plan was to give my wife the 2011 Prius and get rid of her 07 Focus(which i bought new for her all those years ago)it might still be the plan as myself and Wingnut are in the same boat...so to speak...getting an extra year out of our heaps,i might consider the EV option next year,
20k for an 11yr old Prius(if it's still available next year)is ok to be fair...although given my range anxiety with current eligible EV's and me living in the sunny Northeast,a PHEV(15k grant) might be an alternative,although i think they're probably around the same price as an EV(Leaf)

Is there an option for a PHEV grant? That would suit me better too.

There is Wingnut,starts at 15k on a sliding scale up to a 4yr old car.

Apologies Wingnut......saloon PHEV's don't seem to be included in this grant scheme...only WAV PHEV's.

[Rat Catcher]

I'd say he'll be alright, SB. She gets all the tax free allowance and he buys her brand new motors...

[Rat Catcher]

There's an environmental argument to be made that it's better to run current cars into the ground rather than buy new hybrids/EV cars.  Of course, that's not so good for the economy and it doesn't get Ministers' photos in the newspapers...

Thew lunacy of it is well illustrated using Hal's case... Rather than scrap an oh 7 filthy polluting petrol powered shitebox he'll be scrapping an oh 11 part electric shitebox, all other things being equal.